Foxfire 8 Southern Folk Potter from Pug Mills, Ash Glazes, Groundhog Kilns to Face Jugs, Churns, Roosters, Mule Swapping and Chicken Fighting

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• ISBN13: 9780385177412
• ISBN10: 0385177410
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1984-03-20
• Publisher: Anchor

Summary

Southern folk pottery from pug mills, ash glazes, and groundhog kilns to face jugs, churns and roosters; mule swapping, chicken fighting, and more are included in this eighth volume.

Author Biography

Founded in 1966, FOXFIRE is a nonprofit education organization. Foxfire's learner-centered, community-based approach is advocated through The Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center and grounded in the Southern Appalachian culture that promotes a sense of place and appreciation of local people and culture as essential educational tools.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
Blacks in Appalachia	p. 23
Anna Tutt	p. 25
Bruce Mosley	p. 38
Harley Penland	p. 46
Carrie Stewart	p. 51
Viola Lenoir	p. 61
Southern Folk Pottery	p. 71
An Appreciation	p. 71
The Meaders Pottery (Cleveland, Georgia)	p. 81
Arie Meaders	p. 90
Cheever and Lanier Meaders	p. 122
Edwin Meaders	p. 171
Burlon and Irene Craig (Vail, North Carolina)	p. 209
Norman and Irene Smith (Lawley, Alabama)	p. 256
The Wilson, Hewell, and Brown Potteries	p. 287
The Wilson Pottery (Lula, Georgia)	p. 290
H. A. and Monteen Wilson	p. 290
Jimmy Wilson, Michael Crocker	p. 304
The Hewell Pottery (Gillsville, Georgia)	p. 320
Ada Hewell	p. 320
Henry, Grace, and Chester Hewell	p. 329
The Brown Pottery (Arden, North Carolina)	p. 345
Louis and Charlie Brown	p. 345
Cockfighting	p. 385
Breeds, Breeding, Selling, Raising, Combs, Conditioning, Fighting, and the Law	p. 385
Paul B. Stamey, Chicken Fighter	p. 446
Rex Duvall, Chicken Fighter	p. 473
"Let Me Tell You About This Mule"	p. 488
Index of People	p. 511
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